Word Meaning 自力回向

じりきえこう jirikiekou

自力回向 is read as じりきえこう (jirikiekou) and means attempting to reach enlightenment only through merit one has accumulated by oneself.

Meaning

English

  1. attempting to reach enlightenment only through merit one has accumulated by oneself

Reading

Kana

じりきえこう

Romaji

jirikiekou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 42954 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

回向

えこう

transfer of merit

自力

じりき

self-salvation

自力救済

じりききゅうさい

self-help

向心力

こうしんりょく

centripetal force

回向文

えこうもん

closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead

回復力

かいふくりょく

power of recovery

偏向回路

へんこうかいろ

deflection circuit

自治

じち

local (governmental) autonomy

自信

じしん

self-confidence